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Family Chore Chart Ideas for All Ages to Get Everyone Helping

Family Chore Chart Ideas for All Ages to Get Everyone Helping

Motherhood Life Balance

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Do you feel like a broken record, constantly nagging everyone to pick up their clutter over and over? Instead of wishing the family would pitch in and help with the chores, why not take steps to get organized and make a family chore chart?

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It’s just like a cleaning schedule, except it’s a great visual for children to see what chores they are responsible for completing.

Household responsibilities can feel never-ending for parents.  When everyone in the family helps with the chores, it helps reduce a parent’s workload and stress.

Assigning Age Appropriate Chores

Toddler chores will be different, but they will still give them a sense of responsibility. Some things that can be on a toddler chore chart include:

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Toddler Age

– Brush teeth – Help with picking-up toys – Use the potty – Get ready for bedtime

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Preschool

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Young children who attend daycare, nursery, or preschool often help tidy up the playroom at school. They can also participate in chores at home, like they are learning to do small tasks at school.

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– The same list as the toddlers – Get dressed – Help with sorting and picking up toys and placing them back on the shelf or in a bin – Put some dirty clothes in the hamper – Bring meal plate to the counter

Children Ages 5 to 8

– Complete the same chores as the toddlers and the preschoolers – Wipe tabletops – Put dirty clothes in the hamper – Bring meal plate to the counter – Complete any homework

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